New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-30
HARVARD COMMENCEMENT
THE UNIVERSITIES LARGEST CLASS.
NOT EMINENT IN sCHOLARsHIP-rHE ALUMNI
DINNER-sTUDENT ExPExsKs
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CAMBRIDGE. June 29-Afcr the unusually costly ana
brilliant class day which the graduating class Of this
year celebrated Friday might think that the class
Of s7 might we'll be satisfied In the mattsrof graduation
ceremonies But the cass-day fcte Il purely class
matter 1t is tho seniors own day. Tho college has
nothing to 60 about for all arrangements made By
the members OF the graduating class and the result
not q ceremony but festival On commencement day
however, tho college authorities take everything into
their hands and make moro or less solemn eere-
mony of It. Years ago the commencement, and not the
class day, the great day for high carnival fot
the sons and friends Of Harvard all over
the Commonwealth Now It is only groat
gathering of brothers met to clasp hands and
to welcome their new brothers into their ranks The
forenoon is given to graduation ceremonies. In
Sanders Theatre the departing seniors in all the depart
ments Of the University make their parting speeches
through spokesman selected by Professor A. HILL Of
tho English Department. and by the faculties Of the pro-
fessonal schools To-day the speakers follows
Latin Oraton-Francs G. southworth "Omnes qul sd
stunt salltabit" Dissertations E. Peabody.
The Study Of the Bible a. English Classic" Jacob
II. Woods, "Thomas Carlyle" Frank f E. Hamilton,
"Camille Desmoulius; Stephen B. Stanton, "The Re-
bgfous Philosophy of Coeridge Grafton In English
George Furber, The Future Of the Labor Party IN
the United States; from the Law School, W. Mack.
"The Cutting Case; from the Divinity School-Merle
ct Crox Wright "Scots Eregina the Ninth and Hine-
eenth Centuries in Theology" From tho Medical School
mot delivered G. II. Prescott "Fracture of the Pa
tella"
In the college 236 men received their regular diplomas
About ten "pucked." but OF these four will
next year receive their degrees 81 men, fair
to say that this class s the largest by seventeen
men. that has ever been gradu at Harvard Last
year 223 received their degrees aud that the
largest class graduated from Harvard any other
college In the country 'Eighty-seven has not been
great class In scholarship. In letters Only LA
Of this great class got honorable mentions In any
line OF study. Honors given to members Of 's7
follows: In the classics-u w. Brainard, A 7. Dudley
F. W. Nicholson. f. c. southworth; In history-C. f. A.
Currier N. A. Lochman Henry Sconeld highest honors,
A. c. Coolidge; In physcs-Eigar Buckingham, NJ. s.
Power In chemstry-G r. White in natural history
W. Bowen G. A. Brodeur, II. A. Lothrop b. L
Robinson, s. Thompson highest honors W. f. Ganong
~ rslncal scence-J. H. Gray. ]. H. Pearl. A. T. Per.
kths, y J. Rich highest bonors.- g. p. FurDcr. Only
nine men took the bachelors degree with
six from the 81
took their degree with that OF Master OF Arts two with
the the degree cum Es with that Of Master Of Arts
Messrs. Ueale. Clapp. Ellis Glover, Mckelvey. Mores.
school Eighty Young doctors took ls degree q
NJ d. from the Harvard Medical school Messrs Whit
Morris Hickey Morgan took the degrees Of Doctor Of
Philosophy and Master OF Arts.
Martin Brlmner presided at the commencement exer-
cses in place OF the absent president
All the while that these ceremonial exercises were go
ing in solemn state In Sanders Theatre, the great
body Of pasgraduates renewing their youth over
the annual punch bowl. which both numerous and
effective to-day. To the graduates OF more than one
years standing this jolly festival the punch bowl
and the alumni dinner at Memorial Hall in the afternoon
make up all that there is OF commencement day Larry
in the afternoon, George o. Osgood, &C. the musical
Of % his place S ysas 10 "n
Harvard" Aud Lang syne and other songs they used
At D. M the long line Of graduates formed in the
yard aud marched to the sound Of music to Memorial
Hall where the alumni dinner was ned So.e VIZ Pa nat
EO. and OF Dr. Phillips Brooks after all the graduates
had sung Mar AMI aspsr r.. O,e beGan
About 1000 enthusiastic graduates sat down To TIE din
The n. nj. ssy OF
President Eliot was warm and 1t was warmly received
ne sa was ~ sb bs odsr araass were AWARE
aud he appealed TO the latter to make thorough ex-
animation OF the real growth Harvard has made never
the people.
college in the last year From Price Greenlear. beques
Harvard 100000 for scholarships and for the
library; also 100000 for the observatory, given by
rsh BSdsp and but 41ny fa"
money for her professors Governor Ames gave brief
history OF the relations which have existed between the
| State and Harvard The Governor was cordially re.
ceyed and was equally compliment ~ in his euoges Of
Harvard Of the class that graduated
1887 Was then introduced He INDUCED in witty renins
class Professor George Palmer who was
as having speech to make but as having
something say spoke OF the growing luxury Of the
students Professor Palmer has lately collected statistics
OF the college expenses 1S OF the 235 members or
class for the or these 90 spent be-
tween 800 and 5000 a year; SO spent between $OoO
and 1915; 81 spent between 1915 and $1,000 year.
One student spent $4,000 utstuents spend here
as much AS thew at home aud about $500 year goes
TO tuition board and room rent Generally speaking.
| he thought that every dollar above Sl,2OO
given 70 a son ut Harvard was a dangerous
| dollar. Colonel Henry Lee was introduced as the
man than anyone else helped to promote the
building OF Memorial Hall Colonel Lee made the
wttiesf speech OF the day As representative OF tho
class 1862, Mr. Grnnell spoke for one OF the war
| classes
The graduates elected for were James Russell
Lowell Henry T.. Walcott, Francis C. Lowell theodore
| LYMAN and Samuel Hoar Charles Eliot Norton. OF
and Frank C. TrumOull were given the degree
OF Doctor The degree OF Doctor OF Science was
given 10 Doctor Hermann A. Hagar and that OF Master
Of Arts was conferred upon Professor Charles smith,